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yeah replacing the burnt out component is never a guarantee of anything as you have to be sure WHY the component failed and did it harm anything downstream of it

when you reach the dizzying heights this thread has reached you are bound to hit your head on the ceiling

may be talking about this which initially looked a crazy bargain but it is a rockbass: https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/warwick-streamer-nt1-4-string-bass-guitar-2013-brand-new-condition.-shiny-jet-black/1272212536

steer clear - there looks to be a lot of missing wood if you look at the back of the neck versus whats left on the headstock...

I doughnut know where this thread is heading...

My thoughts exactly. I guess because of the zebrano and wenge woods used and maybe the number of strings but thats about all they have in common lol

or place the body flat horizontally and use a metal ball-bearing on top of the pups and see where it rolls to?

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1510299242' post='3405341'] If the Bart pickups aren't the originals, then the connections to these is the main place I would look at for poor connections. [/quote] No they are original and all the connections are fine as I did them lol. I have a reasonable amount of experience with a soldering iron - enough that I rebuilt my valve hifi amp from the ground up without issue, so I am quietly confident in my soldering ability. This PCB is a pig though because by the time I managed to remove it from the plastic housing and then remove all the silicon from the wires and PCB one or two pins for the wire attachements had come loose but maybe they were already loose.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1510235744' post='3404879'] What was crackling in the circuit when it was in the bass? Did the crackles happen when you adjust a pot? or when you move when playing the bass? or when you touch a pickup? Or did it happen when it's laying on it's back on the floor and you pick a string? I ask this, because it's far more likely that the problem is a pot, or a poor wiring connection than a faulty pre-amp. Physical problems are much more probable than an electrical problem. I too have a Streamer Stage 1. If you're stuck, send your complete Pre-amp assembly to me and I'll take a look. EDIT: Yes, it's very probable the problem is the wires that have come loose. Offer still stands - post it to me and I'll re-connect it and check it out in my streamer and check out any pots as needed as I can swap out bits with mine to find out exactly where any problem lies. I can do it over the weekend and back to you early next week, as long as we don't need new parts. [/quote] Hey Richard thanks very much for your very kind offer. I will have another crack at it over the next few days just to make sure it wasn't a loose wire. Just to clarify, the noise is not linked to pots or input Jack or anything it seems. It would start randomly and stop randomly but slowly got less intermittent and more consistent hence why I felt it could be a component failure on the PCB itself. Will report back once I've hooked it back up and tested it. Thanks everyone for their help! Btw, this Streamer with its Barts and this pre is simply one of the best sounding basses I've ever heard which is why I am keen to get it back up and running!

thanks guys, I have now added photos of the PCB in my original post so hopefully here can point me in the direction of some electornics wiz who can help fix it.

I wasn't aware they were making Ltd edition Streamers back then. Anyone know more about specs?

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1509322343' post='3398120'] I don't know whether this thread should really be resurrected. I mean, it's been quiet for dace and dace. [/quote] it's the right plaice for it surely?

No really!!! http://amp.timeinc.net/nme/blogs/nme-blogs/noel-had-someone-playing-scissors-last-night-and-people-are-confused-2155344?source=dam

It's a flying fox that crashed head first in to the ugly tree!!!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1509794552' post='3401682'] I bet the table was covered in coke, not booze. [/quote] Coke and JD are great together😉

is it the "train wreck effect" perhaps?

zero feedback and awesome photos inspires soooooo much confidence

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1509458620' post='3399066'] What other people were calling you is nothing to do with me - if you have a problem with them then go talk to those who were insulting to you. Please don't shift your annoyance with others onto me just because I'm the one replying to you - it's not fair in the slightest. [b]I'm sorry if you think I was being patronising, it certainly wasn't my intention, nor do I think I was. I would have been quite happy to discuss why I disagreed with you, but it doesn't seem you're interested.[/b] As for needing advice, well...if you don't want people to discuss what you think then I'd not post threads on internet forums espousing your thoughts - you are rather inviting opinion, and not everyone is going to like what you say. [/quote] as i already mentioned, the people that directed insults at me have already been made aware of what I think of them. So it wasnt your intent to be partonising, in that case I apologise and will end our dialogue with this post. Isnt it a shame that despite having made my intentions clear that you still continued to insist that I was in the wrong because my actions didnt conform with your notion of what is right and proper - do you see where Im going with this? Btw, posting on internet forums is not an invitation for advice unless you start the thread asking for it. Opinions on the topic are welcome, the topic btw is the girls musical ability. opinions on me are not needed as they irrelevant to the matter at hand. I will happily engage in discussion of most topics but if I want peoples opinions on me as a person then I will speak to people I know in real life.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1509461007' post='3399091'] 1) Nope, if you're 'offended', I apologise. 2) Perhaps not many people would think to ask someones name when talking to them, a wider societal problem? 3) No-one is suggesting she was not at fault for not doing her job properly, but it still doesn't make it relevant or appropriate to refer to someone in their professional capacity as 'cute'. I imagine the OPs intention wasn't to cause any issues, but when you call out someones appearance before anything else, what do you think people are most likely to primarily consider when consuming the content? It straight away reduces the musical content (the part she's worked hardest at) to a secondary consideration. Perhaps that side of things is strong enough to then cancel out the 'looks comment', but it's already an uphill battle for female musicians in many many cases, why make it any harder? And when her looks are irrelevant to the music, why bother? It's simply a case of the OP wishing others to know he finds her stunning.... [b]And with regards to voicing an opinion that others might never see, should we not present ourselves and our thoughts in a way that is completely respectful of others regardless of whether they see it or not?[/b] I would argue that to completely respect her music, her creative output, bringing up her looks, regardless of your opinion of them, is not the way to do it. Si p.s. Covet have toured with Chon, fun fact #1 [/quote] Si, it seems that you are suggesting that everyone should sensor themselves, is this really what you are trying to say? To me this seems a very slippery slope erroding away at the cornerstones of free speech. Obviously going around harrassing and insulting people is not the way forward but to to sanatise our thoughts and speech to this level because we are afraid of people being offended on behalf of other people will lead to people ceasing to engage in dialogue for fear of causing offence. I am actually glad this thread has caused this discussion(though it clearly was not my intent) because it has brought to light other underlying societal issues.

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1509454706' post='3399018'] Dish what out ? Rudeness ? I've not been rude to you at all. I've disagreed with what you've said, that's all. I've been careful, I think, to talk about what you've said, not who or what you are. I've not said you're sexist or misogynist as others have - I've addressed your comments and tried to explain where the inappropriateness in your comments are, as I see them. You have described me as a 'snowflake' (which I believe wasn't intended to praise my complexity and purity) and demeaned my intelligence. Not cool. As for the snowflake comment - the moment your opinion was challenged you started insulting people, rejecting their comments and showed all the signs of not being able to deal with an opinion other than your own. From what I understand about the term 'snowflake', well.... [/quote] Allow me to clear a few things up: Your replies were condesending and patronising so I merely returned the favour. I dont want nor need your advice thanks so please keep it to yourself. Im doing just fine without it. If I need advice I ask for it from people I know and whose opinion I value and who also know me. People were literally calling me sexist and mysogonistic - these are personal and baseless insults and so I rightly told these people where to go. If you knew me in real life you would know I am the first person to hold my hands up when Ive made a mistake, the fact I havent done that here tells you all you need to know

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1509453515' post='3399005'] Hullo, *I'll caveat the below with the context of referring to people who we don't know, or don't have a personal relationship with. Of course there are certain ways we talk to our friends and those we're close to that we know is accetable......or so we think, maybe we should all consider that a little.* I should probably apologise, in that my initial comment wasn't particularly helpful, nor necessarily accurate with its terminology. However, I stand by the sentiment of my post, although it certainly wasn't an attack on the OP, nor any kind of further comment on their person other than their choice of language. Simple fact - Whilst you almost certainly posted the video to draw peoples attention to the guitarist-in-questions music, playing and interesting gear, the fact is that the absolute first and foremost thing you chose to comment on (subconsciously or otherwise) was her appearance. If we drill down into it a bit further, your chosen title suggests that you wish to make people aware of how impressive her playing skills are, the music is, and you'd like to draw attention to those points as well as how interesting her gear is......again, the first point you make (because the title is the first thing we see), is how attractive you think she is (which of course has sexual undertones). On the face of it, as you say, in certain situations, there is nothing wrong with saying how attractive you think someone is....however the way it's done in this post only serves to reduce her other achievements so you can get across you think she's 'stunning', even if you mention her other qualities after the fact......in other words....it's irrelevant. If you started a thread in off topic about how beautiful a particular girl (or guy) is, it would be somewhat base....but arguably relevant to comment on their appearance. On a part of the forum that is fundamentally about music and bass, does commenting on someones appearance first (when it has nothing to do with the performance (i.e. a funny costume etc), before then commenting on their capabilities, not seem completely irrelevant to you? Now, just to be clear.....I'm not offended by it, how you choose to treat others, of which I have had no similar life experience to (an asian female guitarist), is purely up to you. As has been mentioned before, the terms 'offended', 'snowflake', 'SJW' etc etc are often banded around because those who have been called up on certain behaviour need to be able to sling something back, none of those terms really mean anything. Some of the replies here are also indicative of the wider societal problem, but again completely engrained by hundreds of years of 'that's ok, that's the way it is'. The whole ethos of 'it's not me that's the problem, it's the rest of the world'. Someone commented about how they described a receptionist as 'cute'.....amongst other things. The fact they didn't deem it necessary to enquire as to her name when dealing with her is one thing (regardless go them being male or female), but when they asked who they dealt with, presumably in a professional situation, didn't think it more appropriate to simply say "I'm afraid I didn't ask, but she had blonde hair", a tangible fact, not a comment on her 'cuteness'. Being so acutely unaware of what the issue is there is not that persons fault necessarily, they're not a bad person, but just them being a product of their time. But doesn't help to change their way of thinking when others say "don't worry about it, everyone else is mad, you continue thinking in terms of her being cute". As I mentioned before, given a conversation specifically about someones appearance, as we're all prone to do, rightly or wrongly, it would be relevant to mention someones appearance. A group of females talking about Tom Hardy whilst out on the town is perhaps likely to be in a sexual context over his acting, of course that happens with both male and female groups, fine. However if a group of women, on a music forum, were talking about his guitar playing, but pre-tagged it with how hot he looks....that's equally irrelevant. Of course they can do it, but it makes them look a bit sad, it reduces the musical discussion. Someone argued the whole 'women do it' above a little, and quite frankly the 'they do it so we can' argument is childish. Someone posted the diet coke advert above, stupid advert, equally stupid to an advert with a half naked girl trying to sell something. It shows a lack of customer awareness and a total lack of creativity. Again 'oh this advert exists so it must be ok to objectify women', very odd. Someone also mentioned should we extend this commenting on appearance to objects......I mean really? Are you in turn suggesting that people are simply objects that we can comment on how we choose? I mean, to be fair, of course you can comment how you choose, but it certainly won't endear you to them in any way. And please, suggesting that you'd pre-tag a video of a male bass player with him being 'handsome' is ridiculous and you know it. Find me a post on this forum that has a male player video that comments on his appearance in the same way, i doubt there is, because if you read that thread title out in your head....it sounds silly.....as it should sound silly to you when posting a video of a female guitarist. So to be clear: - Act how you like, your relationships are your own. - Be aware that females today probably won't appreciate having their appearance commented on if it's in the context of commenting on other skills relevant to the conversation at hand. But again, do what you want, how they perceive your interaction with them is no skin off my nose - I'm not 'offended', just discussing something that needs addressing society wide based on your thread title, take it or leave it. - If you liked the musical content of the OP, check out Chon Perhaps I can send those who don't get it away with some rhetorical homework: Do you think that if you were in a face-to-face conversation with her, first time you meet her, you would first mention how stunning you thought she was before then talking about the music? If you do think you'd say that (weird), how do you think that would make her feel? Now, I know I haven't helped here, but it's clear that those who don't get it, won't, and those trying to help people get it, won't manage to.....and so the world turns huh. Let's crack on with talking about guitarists, 'math-core' and too many strings! Cheers Si [/quote] Hi Si, thanks for your considered post. I think what this thread does reveal in abundance is people willingness to read too much in to things based on their own preconceptions and prejudices. I understand your point about using someones looks in the same sentence as complimenting their skills but people are really reading too much in to how I phrased the title of this thread. Look for intent, if it isnt there, assume no harm was intended and move on. I said the girl was stunning which could actually have been an all encompassing compliment on her playing, technique and composition. Rather than stop to consider that people jumped to conclusions. As it happens I was talking about her physical appearance but I didnt make any remarks to say that anyone should only watch the video because I found her attractive or that her musical talent was in anyway enhanced by her phyiscal appearance or that she merited any more or less attention because of it. What I would like to point out though is that there is precisely zero sexual undertones to saying someone is good looking. I think George Clooney is absolutely handsome as hell but that doesnt mean anything other than that I consider that his phyiscal form is aesthetically pleasing. I dont want to have sex with him. Same with many many people of both sexes that I hold similar opinions on. I think society is too keen to jump to conclusions on people who openly compliment others because they are not comfortable with doing the same. Peace